Recently pharmacists joined doctors and anesthesiologists, refusing to participate in executions of human beings. The vast majority of nations in the world do not accept or employ the capital punishment. It is a shame that our great nation, in the XXI century is still in the Stone Age mode in regard to human life. Pope emeritus Benedict XVI once declared: if you are raised and live by the sword you will be killed by the sword. My Christian-Catholic faith compels me not to kill. Death penalty punishment has been proven to be ineffective as a crime deterrent and very costly to the taxpayer. Physicians take the Hippocrates oath that advises them not to kill. GOOGLE, our great high tech icon in our Silicon Valley is guided by the motto Do no Harm, has the wherewithal and influence to stop this barbaric practice. US currency carries the message In God We Trust. It is time to stop capital punishment.
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The developer, Lamb Partners (Randy Lamb – Atherton Planning Commissioner) started to purchase the two single family homes along Monroe, 906 Monroe St. and 930 Monroe St. in Feb 2019 and Sep 2019 respectively. This was just after the Santa Clara Downtown Community Task Force (DCTF) was formed by the City Council in December 2018. Lamb Partners
Santa Clara is the ONLY city in the entire State of California to have an elected Chief of Police. I contend that Santa Clarans don’t actually have a choice in selecting their Chief of Police. The current Chief of Police, Pat Nikolai, ran unopposed in his last two elections March 2020 and November 2020. Mike
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) states that racial discrimination in employment is illegal, as provided for under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The law forbids employers from discriminating against employees or applicants based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The provision also prohibits employers from creating or
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Some may have badges, elected roles or fancy titles with authority but they surely don’t automatically come with ethics. Ethics is not a “factory setting”. Councilmember Karen Hardy said it best, “you either have ethics or you don’t” and clearly there are those in this city and county that do not have any. More importantly ... Read more
Roger KintAre you listening, Jude Barry? Based on what was described in court, you track every word the Santa Clara Weekly/Silicon Valley Voice pushes out about Santa Clara. So I’m sure this will reach you—if not directly, then through Mayor Gillmor or one of the many disciples of what people in town openly call the “Gillmor mafia.” This ... Read more
Roger Kint